Word: confessionally
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As part of his plea bargain, Hofmann is to provide a full explanation of his scams. Perhaps the confession will untangle the web of confusion that has plagued the Mormons since Hofmann first began peddling his forgeries. The church is not likely to recover quickly from this painful and discomfiting...
Like many adaptations of classic novels, Lyubimov's is less a retelling of the story than a musing on its themes, best understood by people who know its plot well. Raskolnikov (Randle Mell) harps on the quasi-Nietzschean idea that conquerors absolve themselves of sin by the very act of...
Even so, Khomeini has gone to considerable lengths to avoid giving the impression that he has withdrawn his support of Montazeri as his handpicked successor. He has, for example, permitted Montazeri to characterize Hashemi as a sort of loose cannon, an Iranian-style Oliver North who frequently acted on his...
When his 18-month talkfest stopped, there were estimates that Lucas had committed as many as 600 killings. He was convicted in ten. Then suddenly, in early 1985, he started to take it all back. No doubt to his delight, that has created a monumental legal quagmire, which got deeper...
The collapse of the Apodaca case, following a prolonged pretrial hearing, "puts in doubt the prosecution of Lucas on any case based on a confession," contends his co-counsel Rod Ponton. That could include not only previous convictions, which Lucas now wants to fight, but also some 20 pending charges...